MERIDIAN & IVP: James A. Walsh

The pervasive nature of the opioid crisis leaves no corner of the U.S. untouched. This includes the Charlotte region, and our neighbors in Stanly County, who suffer the most opioid-related deaths in the state. Jim Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of International Narcotics, examines the forces beyond our borders that contribute to this epidemic in our backyards.

Walsh will share his expertise on the global dimensions of the domestic opioid crisis in terms of healthcare, law enforcement, community health, and policy.